Feb. 10: Women's super-combined highlights

Highlights from the women's super-combined ski event, which tests racers' all-around ability to be fast and technically correct, proved challenging, especially on a steep slalom track lit by floodlights on a cloudy afternoon.

Gallery: Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch drops to the ground after realizing she has won the gold medal in the women's supercombined as silver medalist Austria's Nicole Hosp celebrates at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.

Gallery: Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch passes a gate in the slalom portion of the women's supercombined to win the gold medal in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.

Luca Bruno – Associated Press - Ap

Gallery: United States' Julia Mancuso finishes the slalom portion of the women's supercombined to win the bronze medal at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.

Alessandro Trovati – Associated Press - Ap

Gallery: Russia's Yelena Yakovishina passes a gate in the slalom portion of the women's supercombined in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.

Gero Breloer – Associated Press - Ap

Gallery: United States' Julia Mancuso celebrates her bronze medal in the women's supercombined as she stands on the podium during a flower ceremony at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.